The Service & Custom Work Specialists

Striving for perfection... One instrument at a time.

(714) 596-5050

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The Service & Custom Work Specialists

Striving for perfection... One instrument at a time.

(714) 596-5050

Why get a setup?

Is your instrument difficult to play? Buzzing in random areas? Going out of tune all the time? You need a setup. It's like taking your car into the shop for a tuneup. Our specialty here at 13th Street Guitars is making your Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Etc... play better than it ever has. We aren't snobs and don't care if your gear is inexpensive. We work with beginners, hobbyists, aspiring musicians and the pros. Everyone gets expert service and the utmost attention to detail.All work is 100% guaranteed. We stand behind that promise.

You can find us in Huntington Beach at 7391 Warner Ave. (corner of Warner & Gothard)Mon-Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-2PM No appointment required. Just come on in!

Now offering Plek services. Plek is the ultimate in fret dressing and setups. It is a computer controlled robotic machine that allows us a level of precision never before attainable by hand. Combine this with the talent and experience you've grown to trust here at 13th Street Guitars. We just made perfection a little a more perfect.

Let us set your guitar up and get it playing better than it ever has. Tight action, eliminate nasty buzzing and dead notes. No extra setup charge for Floyd Rose or other floating vibrato/tremolo systems. Alternate/Drop tunings, etc... Strobe tuner intonation for great accuracy, Pickups and electronics upgrades, Precision Fret Work

We've serviced thousands of electric guitars and are famous for our setups.

From simple restrings and setups to serious acoustic guitar repair, we've got you covered. We can get that old guitar playing like new again. We can make your inexpensive guitar play like a higher end instrument. We can turn your acoustic guitar into an acoustic electric.

The Bass Garage is a full-service bass custom shop at 13th Street Guitars. We are experts at repairing and setting up your bass. 4 string, 5 string, 6 or more strings. We work on them all. We do custom modifications - Pickups, hardware, bridges, custom woodwork such as routing the body for added electronics - Active Pickups, Aguilar & Fodera preamps, etc...

We work on a lot of ukuleles here at 13th Street Guitars. We understand and address the needs of this special little instrument. We can make yours play its best, too! Many ukes have very high action when they're new. This distance of the strings to the frets can make it difficult to play, as well as making it pull sharp when you fret it. We can tighten that down as well as dress the frets to make sure it rings every note out clearly. Want to switch to a low G? We can dial your uke in so it sounds right.

Our Showroom

We carry a variety of boutique gear - amplifiers & pedals, as well as major brands of pickups, strings, and accessories.

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Our Showroom

We carry a variety of boutique gear - amplifiers & pedals, as well as major brands of pickups, strings, and accessories.

We are a repair shop, but we try to carry some cool products for sale, as well. Stop by and see what we have on hand, both new and used, as it changes often.

We are a dealer for Morgan Amplification but currently only special order.

Aguilar Pickups and Preamps in stock - Special order on Amps and Cabs

We are a dealer of Seymour Duncan and Dimarzio pickups. We regularly stock several of the more popular pickups, and can special order anything we're missing. Contact us and you may just find a better price than you do online.

Mooer Micro Effects Pedals - Large Selection and very affordable. Check with us for best price!

We Stock Elixir Nanoweb Strings - Most acoustic sets cost $15. We carry all the strings Taylor uses on their acoustic guitars.

Large Selection of D'addario Guitar & Bass Strings

Ernie Ball M-Steel in stock as well as Slinky and Cobalt

Fodera Bass Strings - Top Quality hand made in the USA and reasonable priced. Try them out on Hugh's bass.

Where The Magic Happens

A look inside our workshop

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Where The Magic Happens

A look inside our workshop

Hugh Thomas

Luthier & Shop Owner

Hugh comes from a long line of woodworkers and is continuing the family tradition. Staff Sergeant with 10 years of electronics repairs in the United States Marine Corps, Top of his class at Musicians Institute, and now thousands of happy clients later... Hugh is still keeping quality of work as his #1 priority. Constantly learning and evolving the field of stringed instrument repair - Hugh has developed techniques and attention to detail that keep clients coming back again and again. Fine fret work, setups, electronics installations with meticulous quality, custom projects, modifications, etc...

All work performed at 13th Street Guitars is done using Hugh's techniques and strict quality control. All work is guaranteed 100%.

Factory Authorized

Warranty and Non-Warranty Service Center

We are a factory authorized repair center for several major brands, as well as some boutique companies.

We can repair your instrument while it's under warranty with many brands.

We cannot honor store extended service plans. You must go to the store you purchased the plan from.